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Child Maltreatment in Western China: Demographic Differences and Associations with Mental Health

by
Yueyue Zhou
1,2,
Yiming Liang
1,2,
Jin Cheng
3,
Hao Zheng
1,2 and
Zhengkui Liu
1,2,*
1
CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China
2
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
3
School of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(19), 3619; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193619
Received: 10 August 2019 / Revised: 19 September 2019 / Accepted: 24 September 2019 / Published: 26 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Child Abuse, Mental Health and Resilience)
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Background: Child maltreatment has become a serious public health and social problem worldwide. However, knowledge regarding the status of child maltreatment in western China is limited. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the status of child maltreatment in western China and its relationship with mental health. Participants and setting: The present study evaluated child maltreatment in a sample of 1511 children (Mage = 11.48 years) from western China. Methods: The participants completed questionnaires designed to collect demographic information and assess their experiences with maltreatment and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results: In total, 12.3%, 14.0%, 1.3% and 28.1% of the children experienced physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect, respectively, while 186 children (12.3%) experienced multiple types of maltreatment. Boys were more likely to experience maltreatment than girls in most cases. Physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect had unique effects on depression symptoms. Physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect, but not sexual abuse, had unique effects on anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: The children who experienced maltreatment had higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Population-based prevention and educational programs should highlight the serious negative effects of maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, which have long been ignored in China. View Full-Text
Keywords: child maltreatment; neglect; depression; anxiety; China child maltreatment; neglect; depression; anxiety; China
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Zhou, Y.; Liang, Y.; Cheng, J.; Zheng, H.; Liu, Z. Child Maltreatment in Western China: Demographic Differences and Associations with Mental Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3619. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193619

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Zhou Y, Liang Y, Cheng J, Zheng H, Liu Z. Child Maltreatment in Western China: Demographic Differences and Associations with Mental Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(19):3619. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193619

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Zhou, Yueyue, Yiming Liang, Jin Cheng, Hao Zheng, and Zhengkui Liu. 2019. "Child Maltreatment in Western China: Demographic Differences and Associations with Mental Health" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 19: 3619. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193619

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